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Beaufort is pale and white when made in winter and pale and yellow when made in summer. It is said that chlorophyll from the grass and carotene from the alpine flowers, gives the cheese its colour and flavour.The aroma of this winter one is of hazelnuts with a fruity flavour. -
Or “Summer Beaufort” is a traditional cheese produced in the Savoie region of the French Alps. The texture is slightly sticky and buttery and the aromatic flavour is of fresh milk and meadow flowers.
Minimum Order 250g
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Made to strict regulations, the Brie de Meaux is considered the "King of all Bries". Farmhouse made, matured for 5-6 weeks with a rich, glossy straw-coloured paste and a snow-white rind. Brie should be full-flavoured, fruity and slightly tangy.
Minimum Order 250g
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It’s a Brie de Meaux sandwiched with a filling of crème fraiche, mascarpone and chopped black truffles. Truly decadent! The truffles bring out the mushroomy earthiness of the brie.
Minimum Order 250g
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A bloomy-white mould goat's milk log. Ideal for grilling on French bread.
Minimum Order 250g
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From Normandy this traditional creamy bloomy-white rinded cheese has a pale golden paste with a fruity smell and no trace of ammonia.
Sold as 250g
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Named after the Cantal Mountains in the Auvergne region of France. One of the oldest cheeses in France. Probably the closest equivalent to the English Cheddar with a creamy, nutty flavour.
Minimum Order 250g
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A white bloomy-rinded cheese from the Champagne region in France. When young it is firm with a creamy taste, which becomes soft and oozing as it matures, with a slightly salty aftertaste.
Minimum Order 250g
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From Perigord, South West of France. A Trappist style cheese with a soft, smooth pale texture and a full bodied flavour.
Minimum Order 250g
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A typical Upper Normandy cheese in the shape of a heart. A white, bloomy rinded cheese which has a creamy, yet slightly granular texture. Legend has it that maidens would produce and give this cheese to their loved ones as a sign of their affection as the men went off to war.
Minimum Order 250g
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From the Gruyere family. Matured for 18 months in the Franche-Jura region of eastern France. Comté has the highest production of all French AOC cheeses, around 40,000 tonnes per year. Fruity and nutty.
Minimum Order 250g
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Produced from cow’s milk that have been fed from the rich pastures of the Jura Mountains. Sweet and fruity when made with summer milk and nuttier when produced from winter milk.
Minimum Order 250g
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A small, hard, goat's milk cheese, the name meaning "dung". This applies to the well-aged, hard, dry, black or grey-brown mouldy rind; sharp and salty when aged. When younger, they are less intimidating and creamier.
Individually Weighs 60g
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This speciality cheese from Burgundy is made with double cream. It has a smooth, creamy texture, and a white, bloomy rind with a hint of mushroom aroma. It has a mild taste, with a light note of hazelnut and a pleasant after bite. It becomes unctuous and gooey when ripe.
Minimum Order 250g
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Its name literally means "sweet milk". Smooth creamy, mild blue-veined cheese. It was originally produced by Galbani for the British market as a milder, softer version of Gorgonzola.
Minimum Order 250g
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From Epoisses, which is in the Cote d'Or region of France. Strong flavour which matures during frequent washing's of Marc De Bourgogne - one of our strongest and most pungent soft cheeses!
Sold as 250g
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A mountain cheese made from raw milk within the Val D’Aosta, Italy. The texture is tight and dense with a few holes. The flavour is sweet, butternut honey with a trace of acidity. Great for melting.
Minimum Order 250g
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A blue-veined, cylindrical creamy cheese from the Auvergne region. Creamy textured with a sharp, slightly salty flavour.
Minimum Order 250g
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A goat's milk cheese produced in the Catalonia region of Northern Spain. Semi-soft and compact texture with a light, velvety coating of grey mould. Milky and delicate with a hint of nuttiness.
Minimum Order 250g
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From Norway. A mixture of cow's and goat's milk. A brown paste and sweet caramel flavour.
Minimum Order 250g
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A majestic cheese is oozing and sumptuous. It originates in the North of Italy in the provinces of Lombardy and Piedmonte. Now made along the River Po Valley.
Minimum Order 250g
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Artisan produced by Igor. This is the first Gorgonzola to be produced back in the 9th century, from the surroundings of Milano and Piedmonte. Creamy and spicy.
Minimum Order 250g
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Like Emmental, Gruyere is a pressed cooked cheese, but with a drier firmer texture and a richer sharper flavour; an excellent melting cheese for sauces and a must with Emmental for fondues.
Minimum Order 250g
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Made in the Champagne region. Washed in Champagne, giving it a complex, fruity flavour which melts in the mouth.Most cheese is usually flipped to have two flat sides, but Langres is left on one side, which creates a natural dip in the top.It's traditional to pour Champagne into the cheese - a truly celebratory cheese!
Minimum Order 250g
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A soft, pungent cheese from Normandy, with a washed rind and assertive flavour and aroma to match. It is at its best from May to September after maturing from 6 to 8 weeks, but it is also excellent from March to December.
Minimum Order 250g
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Granted origin denomination this Manchego is produced from unpasteurised sheep milk of the Manchega breed in La Mancha. Semi-cured for 9 months with a rounded and grassy flavour with notes of caramel and toasted pine nuts.
Minimum Order 250g
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Supreme Champion at the International Cheese Awards 2011. A German blue cheese produced by Kaserei Champignon. Soft fresh and creamy.
Minimum Order 250g
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From the village of Morbier in the Franche-Comté region of France. Soft, supple and sweet with a vegetarian black dye stripe in the middle, which used to be a layer of ash to divide the morning milk from the evening milk.
Minimum Order 250g
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From the Vosges region of France, between Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comté. Slightly sticky and sweet with a pungent aroma and rich flavour.
Minimum Order 250g
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Made by the Pardon family in the Basque-Bearn region in France. A ewe's milk cheese from unpasteurised milk. Complex yet delicately smooth flavours.
Minimum Order 250g
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This genuine 2 year old Parmesan is a superb grainy, brittle and crumbly cheese with a fruity flavour. Delicious when grated onto salads or sprinkled onto pasta or risotto. Or simply eat it on its own!
Minimum Order 250g
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A hard, pressed ewe's milk cheese, aged for 3 months. A substitute for Parmesan for those intolerant of cow's milk but a little more salty.
Minimum Order 250g
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Artisan made in small batches in the mountains of "Picos de Europa". Blue cheese hand wrapped in maple leaves. One of our strongest blues with a piquant, salty flavour.
Minimum Order 250g
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Literally translated means "scraper". A rich, buttery cheese with a pale golden paste and a golden orange rind, the flavour being full and fruity. Traditionally sliced and cooked before an open fire or on a Raclette machine, then scraped off onto hot potatoes or pickles and served with dry, cured meats.
Minimum Order 250g
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This is Papillon’s top of the range Roquefort, aged for over 4 months. An exquisite sheep’s milk cheese, creamy, sharp and sweet.
Minimum Order 250g
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A young Gouda spiced with cumin seeds.
Minimum Order 250g
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